NZ Customs Release 734

A Customs investigation has resulted in 4 years and 4 months' jail time for a 33-year-old Auckland man who was sharing images and videos depicting extreme sexual acts involving children.

Customs is committed to identifying individuals at the earliest opportunity to put a stop to this type of offending.

Chief Customs Officer - Child Exploitation Operations Team, Simon Peterson, says "The fact this material is shared online does not reduce its impact on the victims – it is all abuse, with children re-victimised every time material showing their abuse is viewed and shared, and the demand this offending then creates for new images and new victims.

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Customs is aware of a scam email in circulation which appears to be from Customs but is likely a phishing scam.

Customs has received a report of an email which asks recipients to vote for one of three options relating to a CSV file, and it contains a Customs staff signature.

Do not open emails or attachments from Customs unless it is sent from an official Customs address (customs.govt.nz).

Anyone who receives fraudulent emails should report it to the NetSafe scam reporting centre.

Last Monday Customs drug detector team Jo and Rani (far left) found a stash in some children's toys. Tune in next week to see what else they will find in another exciting episode of Dog Squad.

Dog Squad airs on TVNZ 1 at 8pm, or can be streamed on TVNZ+.